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Monday, January 21, 2008
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
January 21, 2008 at 7:51 am ET
Well, I'm happy to report that I have a boyfriend now. We've been friends for over 4 years, having worked together a couple of years ago. After I moved back to DC, I ... (more)

Friday, January 18, 2008
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January 18, 2008 at 6:51 am ET
Last week, I made an extra payment on my student loan of $50. It was a Christmas present from a family member, so I decided to apply it on my student loan. A ... (more)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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January 16, 2008 at 8:00 am ET
The other day, I was checking out Single Ma's post on how she has gone against the grain, and I found that I was similar in many ways. For example:I saved $10,000 in my emergency ... (more)

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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January 15, 2008 at 6:39 am ET
Here is what happened recently on A&E's "Big Spender" (I was away so I'm just catching up). The show is on Saturdays at 10:30 am.Background:The episode focused on Joanie, a 26 year old journalist, and ... (more)

Monday, January 14, 2008
Congratulations (4 clicks)
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January 14, 2008 at 6:40 am ET
Congratulations to Amber for winning my copy of Larry Winget's new book, "You're Broke Because You Want to Be"! Thanks to all who participated in my contest, and I wish I had more copies to ... (more)

Friday, January 11, 2008
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January 11, 2008 at 6:37 am ET
I'm not sure when it happened, but I noticed this morning that Emigrant lowered their interest rate to 4.55%. And now the Fed is expected to lower rates even more, so I'm expecting that ... (more)

Thursday, January 10, 2008
ING Referral (6 clicks)
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January 10, 2008 at 8:12 am ET
Thanks to SingleMa, I found out that ING has wiped the slate clean on all current customers referrals, meaning that if you had previously referred someone to ING (using some or all of your 25 ... (more)

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
2008 Goals (7 clicks)
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January 8, 2008 at 9:18 am ET
Sorry that it took so long getting my 2008 Goals posted. So, without further ado, here it goes:WorkBuild back up vacation days.Increase 401(k) contributions with pay increase this summer. I currently contribute 12%, ... (more)

Monday, January 7, 2008
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January 7, 2008 at 8:42 am ET
Here is what happened recently on A&E's "Big Spender" (I was away so I'm just catching up). The show is on Saturdays at 10:30 am.Background:The episode focused on Wayne, a 50 year old CPA. ... (more)

Saturday, January 5, 2008
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January 5, 2008 at 10:32 am ET
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the office of Larry Winget, the money guru of "Big Spender", asking if I would be interested in reviewing his new book on my blog. For ... (more)

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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January 2, 2008 at 10:04 am ET
So the question of the day is did I meet my goal of having a $50,000 net worth by the end of the year? Technically I reached that goal in November, but with the ... (more)

Monday, December 31, 2007
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December 31, 2007 at 10:01 am ET
I'll be heading back to DC tomorrow morning. Hopefully the traffic won't be too bad. By the time I drive the 6 hours, unload and unpack, and run to the grocery store, I ... (more)

Thursday, December 27, 2007
On Hiatus (10 clicks)
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December 27, 2007 at 7:46 am ET
I will be going to Raleigh tomorrow until Sunday, and will probably not have a chance to post. For Christmas, I got my dad tickets to a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game, so we ... (more)

Monday, December 24, 2007
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December 24, 2007 at 1:06 pm ET
Thanks to those of you who told me that I ended up making it into the Wall Street Journal. And thanks to Shelly at the WSJ for interviewing me. You can find the ... (more)

Thursday, December 20, 2007
Made it to NC (5 clicks)
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December 20, 2007 at 3:02 pm ET
I made it to NC. I drove home yesterday, leaving my apartment about 7:15am and arriving here at 1:15. My parents weren't home so I tried to get in. But they had ... (more)

Monday, December 17, 2007
House Update (9 clicks)
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December 17, 2007 at 6:31 am ET
I've been doing a lot of thinking about trying to buy a condo in 2008. I sat down and ran the numbers to find out what my approximate monthly cost would be including principal, ... (more)

Friday, December 14, 2007
Not again! :-( (4 clicks)
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December 14, 2007 at 6:52 am ET
ING lowered their interest rate on the savings account to 4.1% (down from 4.2%). As of right now, Emigrant is still holding at 4.75%. ... (more)

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Update on my Dad (5 clicks)
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December 13, 2007 at 6:28 am ET
My dad saw the gastro-intestinal doctor again yesterday. He had outpatient surgery where they endoscopically placed a shunt in his pancreas. Their hope is that it will help drain the pancreas and cause ... (more)

Monday, December 10, 2007
My weekend (6 clicks)
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December 10, 2007 at 7:07 am ET
I had such a great weekend. On Friday, I was invited to a holiday party at one of my coworkers house. A bunch of my coworkers were going, so I said sure. ... (more)

Thursday, December 6, 2007
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December 6, 2007 at 1:12 pm ET
I was doing my daily reading of my favorite blogs, and came across a really great assignment that Baglady had written about from when she was in middle school living in Hawaii. I think ... (more)

Let it snow... (1 click)
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December 6, 2007 at 6:28 am ET
Well, actually, not really. I think it's pretty but I could do without it and save it for all the snow fanatics. If you live in the DC area, you know we got ... (more)

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Credit Scores (16 clicks)
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December 4, 2007 at 6:51 am ET
I checked my credit scores at myfico.com on Friday 11/30. With buying a house, I was curious as to what my scores were. I wanted to get my actual FICO scores and not ... (more)

Saturday, December 1, 2007
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
December 1, 2007 at 8:15 am ET
Well, in spite of the up and down market this month, I was able to increase my savings enough to reach my goal of having a $50,000 Net Worth before the end of the year. ... (more)

Thursday, November 29, 2007
Change of plan (4 clicks)
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November 29, 2007 at 9:21 am ET
With the way the housing market is right now, I have decided to look to buy a condo sometime shortly after the new year. I'm looking to purchase something around $200,000 or less. ... (more)

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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November 27, 2007 at 7:11 am ET
Here is what happened this week on A&E's "Big Spender". The show is on Saturdays at 10:30 am.Background:The episode focused on Gordanna and CJ. CJ is a cowboy who was not in debt before ... (more)

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